She bears a Duke’s revenue

On her back,

And in her heart,

She scorns our poverty.

– Shakespeare, 2 Henry, IV, I, 3

SCORN our poverty indeed. There are women existing on this blessed Earth who absolutely have no time for a man who has no money, and treats him with contempt and disdain. His poverty, or at least his lack of abundant available cash to lavish on her, makes him a pariah in her eyes, and he dare not put her in his sights for a companion or a lover. “Listen, I’m not talking to any man who has no money, so just back off, Mr Broke Pocket.”

These women are a breed unto themselves, and the irony is many of them came from humble beginnings, not born of the manor with any silver spoon in their mouths, but know what it is to suck salt through wooden spoon. But they certainly know how to spot the men who have fat wallets and a drawer full of golden utensils.

“It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a poor man to pass through these portals,” say some expensive women.

Expensive women are in our coffers today, right after these responses to ‘How Women Wreck Relationships’.

Hi Tony,

“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” is the well-known phrase. The woman who is shunned will never forgive or forget, and will rain down a hell storm of scorn and abuse upon the man who has shunned her. On the other hand, the male ego is fragile and vulnerable, and any amount of criticism from his lover will render him helpless with little self-esteem and self-worth. These are the things that usually wreck relationships.

Robert

Hey Tony,

Maybe you are a bit unfair when you point out that women are the main perpetrators who wreck relationships. In most cases a woman will not do the things that you stated unless she has a good reason. Why shouldn’t she point out that the man’s flaws so that he can address them and make him a better person? Most of the men are spoilt by their mothers and then expect to take their spoilt ways into relationships. Only by repeatedly telling him that he needs to improve will he become a better person.

Jennifer

Sometimes you just have to take one look at some women and you know that they are expensive, and out of your reach. Just by the way that they walk with that regal-bearing, nose turned up in the air, with a slight hint of derision if any ‘not so well off man’ dares to approach them, and by the way that they dress in classy designer outfits most of the time. They’re usually bejewelled, and as the Paul Simon song goes, ‘She got diamonds on the sole of her shoes’.

Those are expensive women, and a man with no means had better not approach them. Now I’m not being disrespectful when I draw the following analogy, but if you examine it carefully, you’ll see that it does smack of truth and my male friends who support that industry concur.

When those guys go on the town to buy love, there are different types of sellers plying their wares. Those who are at the bottom of the scale and are described as ‘nothing but a two hundred dolla ho’, then there are those in the middle who are popular bargain meal deals, and of course, the high-end ladies who will get a man to pay up to $30,000 for a few hours love. Do you remember that governor in New York who was paying up to US$4,000 per night to his high-class lady of the night? A very expensive lady indeed.

Now, that may appear to be a crude and unfortunate analogy, but the fact is women come in different categories, and men will willingly fork out wads of cash just to be with them. There are women who have told me categorically that they do not go out with any man who has no money. Over the years I have seen them in action as they flit from men to men of means, never, ever choosing a man who has no strength of cash. Now, was my analogy unfair, unfounded, unnecessary, unkind, unwarranted, untrue?

Expensive women demand and expect to be treated like royalty, and to be wined and dined only in fancy places. When you first meet her you will know, for any simple gift that you present will be scoffed at and rejected with a contemptuous snicker, just like what the above Shakespeare quote said. “This is what you bring, a 24″ TV? I want at least a 42″ Smart TV, Mister Loverboy.” The old Peggy Lee song endorses this attitude: “The minute you walked in the joint, I could see you were a man of distinction. Good-looking, so refined, wouldn’t you like to know what’s going on in my mind? So let me get to the point, I don’t pop my cork for every guy I see. Hey big spender! Spend a little time with me.”

A young man who has just entered the dating game may not be aware of the tastes and needs of expensive women, but here are a few clues. First of all, when he takes her to dinner, observe what she orders from the menu. If she asks for a reasonably priced meal, like curry goat or fricassee chicken, then she’s okay. But if she flips the pages and goes to the chef’s specialty, which just happens to be lobster and steak, surf and turf, combined with the most expensive wine whose name you can’t even pronounce, then you know she’s an expensive lady.

Some have a little class, others don’t. I remember this young lady who ordered things on the menu that she had no knowledge of. When I told her to be careful that she doesn’t get colic, she replied, “Say what, I’ll try that too?!”

Reasonable women have a conscience. A doctor friend of mine told me that his first date with his wife many years ago was at Tastee Patties at Cross Roads, and special occasions were at KFC. They’re married now for over 30 years and look back on those times with great amusement. That’s another thing, expensive women rarely get married or stay married, even though many of them love to be with married men. To the casual observer, many people will see expensive women as having all the luck as men shower them with lavish gifts and cash. I have heard women say repeatedly, “She’s so lucky, men are always giving her things and spending money on her.” Frankly, I do not deem it to be luck, as the men who spend have ulterior motives, and he who pays the piper calls the tune. But then again, expensive women have ulterior motives too, and can dance to almost any tune, so it all equals out. There’s method in their monetary madness yet.

In reality, the woman who is lucky, or fortunate, for a better word, is the woman who can get involved with a man and sustain a loving and lasting relationship through thick and thin. I have seen some of those other so-called ‘lucky’ women, and their lives are as empty, lonely, shallow, and loveless as a hermit who has a treasure chest filled with gold as a companion.

Luck is when you win the lotto, or if a relative leaves a small fortune or a house for you in their will. But I do not consider a woman getting money in excess from a man, or constantly receiving expensive gifts, to be lucky. Expensive women create their own so-called luck, as they target only a certain type of man. It’s the decent men who are lucky to escape those women.

Expensive women are not new, but have existed for centuries, so don’t chide the messenger but heed the message. “Let’s see once more this saying graved in gold; ‘who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire.” Shakespeare. Expensive women break men’s pockets, and also their hearts. More time.

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Footnote: I noted with interest the figures of the high school CXC and CSEC passes. There was a slight improvement in math, and also marginally English, but the sciences were down. I must address the marginal improvement in English, which still pains me, as years ago English passes were tops, then took a huge dip. The majority of children do not read anymore, and to compound this, many of the teachers are woefully lacking in the subject. Sometimes when I hear some of them speak while being interviewed on TV, I cringe… has deer Henglish are happalling. How can they in turn impart the proper usage to students? Then when I hear some of the students speak, I hold my breath in trepidation. On a high note, it’s great to hear some of our athletes handling themselves competently in interviews, and what a joy it is to hear superstar Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce speak on camera. A true champion, on and off the track.